netizen
noun
net·i·zen
ˈne-tə-zən 
also -sən
: an active participant in the online community of the Internet
Examples of netizen in a Sentence
the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online
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Online scams that previously targeted gullible netizens have reached a new level, thanks to the introduction of deepfakes and AI.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
After parent company Meta rolled out its own AI integration earlier this month, netizens quickly flocked to forums like Reddit to complain about the integration and search for ways to turn it off.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
Customers could sign up for a 30-minute session that provided a one-on-one shopping experience, which quickly caught the attention of Chinese netizens and became a Weibo hot topic at one point.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 June 2024
Why do netizens think Stanley cups are made with lead?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
After parent company Meta rolled out its own AI integration earlier this month, netizens quickly flocked to forums like Reddit to complain about the integration and search for ways to turn it off.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
Customers could sign up for a 30-minute session that provided a one-on-one shopping experience, which quickly caught the attention of Chinese netizens and became a Weibo hot topic at one point.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 June 2024
Why do netizens think Stanley cups are made with lead?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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“Netizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/netizen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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netizen
noun
net·i·zen
ˈnet-ə-zən
: a user of the Internet
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